Apprentice Court Clerk

About the role

A position with the Missouri Judiciary provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and to gain a valuable and rewarding career. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and to keep operations running smoothly. Our positions offer competitive benefit programs, growth opportunities and the ability to work with people in your community.

Responsibilities

• Performs case processing in receiving and initiating case files;
• Performs technical duties such as reviewing judgments, preparing warrants, summonses and garnishments and executions, bond settings and docket control;
• Reviews legal documents for necessary information required for filing; determines processing required and takes necessary action in accordance with court rules;
• Performs accounting duties in receiving and disbursing monies, reconciles financial accounts, and prepares daily and monthly financial reports;
• Prepares a variety of documents related to court operations including court orders, court calendars, notices of hearings, court appearances, or reports;
• Coordinates the flow of documents necessary for court assignments;
• Properly queues electronically filed proceedings for processing.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree in a related field or at least 60 semester hours from an institution of higher learning;
• Additional experience above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to comprehend court procedures and policies, legal documents, laws and legal factors pertaining to the court;
• Ability to gain working knowledge of organization operations, functions and scope of authority of the court;
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively while handling a high-volume workload in an environment subject to frequently changing priorities and high stress;
• Ability to exercise good judgment and make independent decisions in accordance with general policy and objectives;
• Ability to maintain a variety of complex records and prepare reports from an automated system.

Benefits

• The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage.

Pay

The salary reflected represents the base pay for this position and does not include any differential for time-of-service pay for state tenure.